épeler

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French espeler, from earlier espelir, from Frankish *spellôn, from Proto-Germanic *spellōną. Compare English spell and Dutch spellen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /e.ple/
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Verb

épeler

  1. to spell

Conjugation

With the exception of appeler, jeter and their derived verbs, all verbs that used to double the consonants can now also be conjugated like amener.

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